Mary Cannata
Feb 23, 2012
Mary Cannata, 91, Clermont, FL & former Davie/Hollywood resident passed away February 23, 2012. She was born January 4, 1921 in Vittoria, Sicily (Italy), daughter of Barbaro Migliorisi & Rosa LaRosa. Upon arriving in this country from Italy, in 1938, she lived in Syracuse, New York until 1964. Â She was a homemaker and member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Her...
Andrew Stanislaus Lacek
Feb 23, 2012
Andrew Lacek, 91 Montverde, passed away February 23, 2012 at South Lake Hospital in Clermont, He was born in Lieth, Pennsylvania on Dec. 12, 1920 son of Andrew Lacek Sr. who immigrated to the U.S. from the Zakopane area of Poland. Andy served in the U.S. Army following General George Patton throughout Germany in WWll. He met his wife Betty...
Evelyn Gomez
Feb 19, 2012
Evelyn Gomez, 16, Mascotte, died February 19, 2012 as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Orlando. She was born July 16, 1995 in Ocoee daughter of Jesus Gomez & Alma Guerrero who survive along with her siblings Claudia, Alex & Jesus, Jr. Evelyn was a student and a member of LaPrimera Iglesia Bautista de Mascotte. The...
Charles Edward Ellinger
Feb 14, 2012
Charles Edward Ellinger, 69, Clermont, passed away February 14, 2012 at the Mike Conley Hospice House. He was born March 31, 1942 in Fordwick, VA son of Thomas Edward Ellinger & Martha Elizabeth Bussard Ellinger.  He was a US Army veteran and retired Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning Contractor. On May 22, 1964 he was united in marriage to Michele...
William Lelan Raymer
Feb 14, 2012
William Lelan Raymer, 61, Clermont, passed away February 14, 2012 at South Lake Hospital. He was born October 1, 1950 in Ironton, MO son of Charles Lelan Raymer & Marjorie Ballard Raymer. A local resident since 1972 from DeSoto, MO, he was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in DeSoto and was a Supervisor/Foreman in Mechanical Contracting. He was preceded...
Perry R. Gibson
Feb 10, 2012
Gibson, Perry, 92, of Tellico Plains, Tennessee and Clermont, Florida died on February 10, 2012. Â He was born April 22, 1919 in Kent, Ohio. Â He was a beloved Husband, Father, Grand Father, Great Grand Father, and Great Great Grand Father. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Clermont, Florida and Tellico Plains, Tennessee. Â He was a...
James Emory Gant
Feb 9, 2012
James Emory Gant 1942-2012 It is almost guaranteed that you knew James (Jim) Gant. Jim never knew a stranger and called everyone a friend. Jim was a genuinely loving, kind and generous man who will be missed by all. Jim was born November 8, 1942. He was raised in Dade City. Jim received his Masters Degree from University of Florida...
James Emory Gant
Feb 9, 2012
James Emory Gant 1942-2012 It is almost guaranteed that you knew James (Jim) Gant. Jim never knew a stranger and called everyone a friend. Jim was a genuinely loving, kind and generous man who will be missed by all. Jim was born November 8, 1942. He was raised in Dade City. Jim received his Masters Degree from University of Florida...
Mary K. Hodges
Feb 6, 2012
Mary K. Hodges, 82, of Kissimmee, FL passed away Monday, February 6, 2012 at the Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont, FL. Â Mary was born on July 4, 1929 in Ft. Towson, OK, the daughter of the late John E. and Lona Gusta (nee McKee) Hamilton. Â She resided in Kissimmee for the past year, previously living in Oklahoma City, OK. Â ...
Dora Lee Taylor
Feb 5, 2012
Dora Lee Taylor, 83, Groveland passed away February 5, 2012. She was born August 3, 1928 in Indianapolis, IN daughter of Noah & Daisy Mae Zimmerman Conway and was a local resident since 1970. She was preceded in death by her husband Dock Taylor, son Carl Wayne Taylor, grandsons Joey Taylor & Donald Lee Taylor & sister Leta Riley. Surviving...
Fred Marchak
Feb 4, 2012
Fred Marchak, 83, Clermont, passed away February 4, 2012 at his residence. He was born September 15, 1928 in NY, NY son of William & Lois Underwood Marchak. On April 25, 1949 he was united in marriage to E. Janet Miller in Atlanta, GA. He retired from Maritta Bakery and was a central Florida resident since 1974 from Brooklyn, NY....
Irene Elizabeth Lee
Feb 4, 2012
Irene Elizabeth Lee, 90, of Groveland, FL passed away Sunday, February 4, 2012 at South Lake Hospital. Â Irene was born on January 10, 1922 in Little Falls, MN, the daughter of Ernst Osskar Gottfrid and Brita Erickson. Â She was a resident of Groveland since 1988 starting as a winter resident, before living full time there. Â She was a homemaker. Irene...
Dorothy June Waters
Feb 3, 2012
Dorothy June Waters, 86, of Clermont, FL passed away Friday, February 3, 2012 at Florida Hospital Waterman. Â Dorothy was born on June 30, 1925 in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Charles and Doris (nee Hamback) Abigail. Â She was a homemaker and a resident of Clermont for the past 15 years. Dorothy is survived by her sons, Richard "Dick" Waters of...
Rafael Cintron Santiago
Feb 2, 2012
Rafael Cintron Santiago, 91, Clermont, passed away February 2, 2012 at his residence. He was born March 12, 1920 in Yauco, Puerto Rico son of Jose Cintron & Juana Cruz Santiago. He was a WWII Army veteran and retired school security guard. On April 22, 1946 he was united in marriage to Rosario Sanchez in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. A local...
Phyllis Rook Phipps
Jan 31, 2012
Phyllis Rook Phipps, 91, Clermont, FL passed away January 31, 2012 at the Mike Conley Hospice House. She was born June 16, 1920 in Clermont, daughter of C. Roy Rook & Mary Davidson Rook. A former resident of Salem, MA, she relocated back to Clermont in 1992 from Salem where she was a physical education teacher. She was preceded in...
John Henry Womack
Jan 25, 2012
John Henry Womack Jr., 86, of Clermont, Fl. went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday 25th January 2012. Â He was born in LaFayette, Ga. on May 13, 1925. Â John proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps and saw action in World War II on the Solomon Islands, Guam and the Marianas Islands as a Heavy Machine Gunner Sharpshooter. Â ...
Calogero "Charlie" Taverna
Jan 25, 2012
Calogero "Charlie" Taverna, 77, of Spring Hill, FL passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at South Lake Hospital. Â Charlie was born on August 9, 1934 in Sicily, the son of Michele and Alfonsina Taverna. Â He was a retired custom tailor in the garment industry and resided in Florida since 1998, previously living in Brooklyn, NY. Â He was of catholic faith...
Theresa Charlene Adams
Jan 24, 2012
Theresa Charlene Adams, 75, Minneola, passed away January 24, 2012 at her residence. She was born December 1, 1936 in Chicago, IL daughter of Frank Edward Morkes & Catherine Holzhausen. On June 7, 1958 she was united in marriage to Richard E. Adams in Chicago. She was an administrative assistant in medical certifications and a Florida resident since 1986 from...
Peter Francis Pandorf
Jan 20, 2012
Peter Francis Pandorf, 50, Clermont, passed away January 20, 2012. He was born July 18, 1961 in Cambridge, MA son of the late Robert Pandorf & Lydia Camelio Pandorf and was a local resident since 2003 from Fort Lauderdale. He was a chef at DaMato Italian Restaurant. Surviving are his children Adrian, Lydia & Aaron as well as their mother...
Steven Sebastian Oreste
Jan 20, 2012
Steven Sebastian Oreste, 51, Clermont, passed away January 20, 2012 at Leesburg Regional Medical Center. He was born October 19, 1960 in Brooklyn, NY son of Joseph & Marie Pucci Oreste and was a local resident since 2003 from Sunrise, FL. He was a Certified Nursing Assistant and member of Mosaic Community Church. Surviving are his parents Jospeh & Marie...
